Taste

Bowl of sauerkraut in close up on wooden table

Eat Well

Sauerkraut has plenty to offer, from tangy flavor to some health benefits

Although sauerkraut is perhaps the best-known national dish of Germany, and has been a staple of the German diet since the 1600s, it didn’t originate in Germany.

By Environmental Nutrition

Food and Restaurants

Taste

Pasta a great go-to for a tasty, budget-friendly meal options

Recipes

Moroccan chicken skewers burst with flavors from spices and apricots

Small Business

Astrology-themed sober bar raised $47k in Kickstarter funds, predicts late summer opening

Spicy Lamb Loin Chop With Tomatoes and Mint

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Menu Planner: Spicy lamb loin chops promise to hit the spot

Thinking ahead to your next few meals? Here are some main dishes and sides to try.

By Andrews McMeel Syndication

Food and Restaurants

Two new Filipino eateries open in Chicago, adding to wave of restaurants offering fun spins on ube and longanisa

Being their own boss is key for these business owners, but also being there for their kids is just as important.

By Dorothy Hernandez

Recipes

Meyer lemon salsa is bright and spicy, just perfect for spring and summer foods

The key to a good salsa is to hit all the flavor components, and this salsa does just that: Sweet and sharp citrus, laced with skulking chili heat, mingles with spring garlic.

By Lynda Balslev | Taste Food

Tofu cut in cubes. Firm tofu on white plate. Vegan protein food.

Food and Restaurants

Firm, extra firm, silken — tofu types and how to prepare, serve them

Knowing how you want to cook it or use it in your favorite recipe will help you choose the right kind.

By Clare Mulroy | USA Today

Recipes

Menu Planner: Mediterranean braised green beans make an excellent side dish

Thinking ahead to your next few meals? Here are some main dishes and sides to try.

By Andrews McMeel Syndication

Food and Restaurants

Caffeinated competition: World's best tasters grind in Chicago at Specialty Coffee Expo

The city is hosting its first World Coffee Championships — or the “coffee Olympics,” as one organizer put it — which cover a variety of java jousts, from tasting to brewing and latte art.

By Violet Miller

PIZZA-041124 2.jpg. Mario Espinosa stands for a portrait at Michael’s Original Pizzeria in Buena Park on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Mario has been the manager at Michael’s for 20+ years. | Jim Vondruska/For the Sun-Times

Food and Restaurants

Where do you find the best 'Chicago-style' pizza? Yelp says it's in California

Michael’s Original Pizzeria & Tavern in Uptown was the only Chicago pizzeria to break into the Top 10 on the list.

By Stefano Esposito

Butterflied Leg of Lamb With Yogurt Mint Sauce

Recipes

Roasted leg of lamb benefits from butterflying technique

Once spread out in the oven or on a grill, there is a greater surface area exposed to the heat or fire, guaranteeing brown and crispy cooking.

By Lynda Balslev | Taste Food

Greek yogurt in a ceramic bowl with almonds and honey, oatmeal next to a spoon on a brown wooden background. healthy food. natural yoghurt. breakfast.

Eat Well

What are the healthiest types of yogurt?

Plain Greek yogurt and Icelandic skyr are among the best options. But look out for sugar content in all types of yogurt.

By Clare Mulroy | USA Today

Recipes

Menu Planner: Easy beef stroganoff will become a favorite at your house

Thinking ahead to your next few meals? Here are some main dishes and sides to try.

By Andrews McMeel Syndication

Tabasco hot pepper sauce with red chili pepper, flat lay

Taste

America's love affair with fiery flavors continues to grow

Obsessive fan bases have formed around spicy condiments like chili paste, Sriracha, harissa paste and chili crisp.

By Food Drink Life

Food and Restaurants

Green City Market opens 25th season earlier than ever, bringing thousands to Lincoln Park

The opening day for the market featured double the number of early season vendors, many of whom sold out in the market’s first few hours as crowds flocked to purchase farm fresh produce.

By Violet Miller

Food and Restaurants

4 Chicago restaurants, chefs among 2024 James Beard Award finalists

Seventeen local eateries/chefs had been nominated as semifinalists earlier this year.

By Miriam Di Nunzio

Food and Restaurants

Dan Pashman created a new shape of pasta, and his new cookbook expands pasta's possibilities

Pashman — a James Beard Award winner and Webby Award-winning podcaster behind The Sporkful — got to work creating mind-bending pasta dishes,.

By Mark Kennedy | AP Entertainment Writer

Recipes

Minestrone — the Italian soup for all seasons

Always be sure to include a hunk of cheese rind to simmer and impart umami richness in the broth.

By Lynda Balslev | Taste Food

A bowl of ramen noodles with chopsticks and green onions, with steam rising from the bowl. Generative AI

Taste

Simply delicious — The Asian noodles Americans are crushing on

Americans’ appetite for noodles is substantial — to the tune of 5.95 billion pounds of them consumed each year.

By Food Drink Life

Food and Restaurants

Clark Street closure for outdoor dining 'pending mayoral review,' Ald. Reilly says

A stretch of Clark Street between Grand Avenue and Kinzie Street has been a hotbed for Chicago’s outdoor dining program, but its future remains uncertain.

By Abby Miller

Beverly Kim and her husband Johnny Clark are photographed inside their Avondale-based restaurant Parachute.|

Food and Restaurants

Parachute Hi-Fi set opening this summer from chefs Beverly Kim, Johnny Clark

Offering “high-fidelity sound [and] creative Korean American cuisine,” the casual bar and restaurant will be retrofitted into what previously was their Parachute restaurant on Elston Avenue.

By Miriam Di Nunzio

Food and Restaurants

Heinz ketchup dispensers going up in famously anti-ketchup Chicago — starting outside the Wieners Circle

The company wants to support what it calls the silent majority of ketchup lovers by placing small ketchup-dispensing billboards outside restaurants that don’t serve the brand.

By David Struett

A worker at Katherine Anne Confections arranges a display of chocolate candies.

Food and Restaurants

Rising cocoa prices have Chicago chocolate sellers feeling the pinch

With Easter around the corner, chocolate makers and food businesses are feeling the impact of soaring global cocoa prices, which is also hitting consumers.

By Amy Yee